Life satisfaction score: What are the happiest countries in the EU?

euronews (in English)

Most EU citizens seem quite happy with their lives. But life satisfaction is decreasing in some of the countries with the highest scores like Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.

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00:00Are EU citizens happy with their lives?

00:09EU citizens are generally satisfied with their lives.

00:14Eurostat data says the level of satisfaction of people who are 16 or above is 7.3 out of 10 on average.

00:25So, which countries are the happiest in the EU?

00:30Finland ranks first with 7.8, followed by Belgium, Austria, Romania and Slovenia, all at 7.7.

00:45What about those with the lowest scores?

00:50Bulgarians seem to be the most unhappy citizens.

00:54With a 5.9 score, they're on the bottom end of the life satisfaction spectrum.

01:03Denmark and Sweden are the countries where satisfaction levels decreased the most over the past decade.

01:12The countries that saw the most significant increases in life satisfaction are Cyprus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Slovenia and Greece.

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